Preparing for Closest Approach to Phobos (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Preparing for Closest Approach to Phobos

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On July 23, 2008, the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board the ESA's Mars Express took the highest-resolution full-disc image yet of the surface of the moon Phobos. The image data was acquired from a distance of 97 km with a spatial resolution of about 3.7 m/pixel in orbit 5851. These images have surpassed all previous images from other missions in continuous coverage of the illuminated surface at the highest spatial resolution of 3.7 m/pixel. This image is photometrically enhanced to bring out the features in the less illuminated part.

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ESA/ DLR/ FU Berlin (G. Neukum)

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